On the measured data here, Really Simple Security leads on more dimensions (2 vs 0). Pick Advanced Scrollbar if one of the points where it leads is what you need.

Where Really Simple Security leads

Higher average rating: 4.9★ vs 3.0★.
More published reviews: 8,863 vs 7.

How this is generated

Built only from the WordPress Plugin Directory listing data shown on this page. AppRanks does not accept payment to influence comparisons. Read the methodology

Read each app's audit: Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel audit • Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) audit

1. Listing metadata

Field-level data

Field	Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel	Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)
Platforms	WordPress	WordPress
Developer	bPlugins	Really Simple Plugins

2. Categories & rankings

Shared categories on the same row · in-category position inline

Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Color Scrollbar

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3. Search rankings

Top 5 keywords · shared rankings prioritized

Keyword	Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel	Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)
feedback form	#781	#115
custom form	#605	#627
form	Not ranked	#144

5. App details

Long-form description

Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel

Replace the default browser scrollbar with a branded, beautifully styled one – and add eye-catching cursor and click effects – without writing a single line of code. Advanced Scrollbar | Pricing | Support | Live Demo Why Advanced Scrollbar? The default scrollbar is the one part of your site you never designed. Advanced Scrollbar is a lightweight WordPress plugin that lets you customize scrollbar color, width, background, speed, and alignment so scrolling matches the rest of your brand – no coding required. It works with all major browsers and WordPress themes, so whether you prefer subtle styling tweaks or vibrant animated effects, you can polish navigation site-wide in minutes. It is especially useful for content-heavy pages with long scroll areas. Free Features Scrollbar Appearance: Customize thumb color, rail background, width, border, and rounded corners. Visibility Controls: Show or hide the scrollbar when not in use. Scroll Behavior: Adjust scroll speed, smoothness, and mouse scroll step. Alignment Options: Place the scrollbar on the left or right side of the page. Cursor Shapes: Follow, Dot, Blob, and Elastic cursor styles. Click Effects: Spark, Spark Simple, and Starburst animations on click. Flexible Application Modes: Apply styles site-wide from the dashboard, or per page/post directly in the WordPress editor – great for campaigns or featured content. Touch-Friendly: Enable optimized scrolling for touch devices. Lightweight & Universal: Ad-free, powered by jQuery, works across browsers and themes. Pro Version The Advanced Scrollbar Pro version adds advanced design options, premium effects, and enhanced controls to give your scrollbar a unique look and feel. Pro features include: Dynamic full-height scrollbars – ideal for long pages. Gradient & floating designs – apply modern gradient colors or floating scrollbars. Premium cursor shapes – Glitch Matrix, Neon, Gradient, Magnetic, Ribbon, Spotlight, and more. Premium click effects – Ripples, Pulses, Waves, Explosions, and other animations. Custom floating scrollbar colors – set background and text colors for floating scrollbars. Upgrade to Pro and unlock all premium features today! How to Use Advanced Scrollbar – Quick Start Install and activate the plugin. Go to Settings → Advanced Scrollbar. Customize scrollbar and cursor styles in the settings panel. Save changes and enjoy your new scrolling experience. Live Demo | Try the Pro Version Use Cases Content-heavy pages: Improve the scrolling experience on long-form articles and documentation. Brand consistency: Match the scrollbar to your site’s color palette and design language. Campaign pages: Apply unique cursor and click effects to specific pages or posts for featured content. Modern portfolios: Add subtle motion and polish that makes a design-focused site feel finished. Like the plugin? Missing a feature? Send your feedback – we ship improvements regularly. Check out our other WordPress Plugins- Html5 Video Player – Display videos as single and playlist in multiple skins. PDF Poster – Display/Embed PDF files with different styles. Html5 Audio Player – Listen audios with awesome visuals. StreamCast – Customizable radio player with different skins. 3D Viewer – Embed 3D models and 3D products with interaction. Advanced Post Block – Show posts and custom posts in different layouts. Source Code You can find the source code, report bugs, and contribute to the development of this plugin on our GitHub repository: Advanced Scrollbar on GitHub This plugin bundles the following third-party JavaScript/PHP libraries. jQuery nicescroll v3.7.6 File: assets/js/jquery.nicescroll.min.js Source: https://github.com/inuyaksa/jquery.nicescroll GitHub: https://github.com/inuyaksa/jquery.nicescroll License: MIT – https://github.com/inuyaksa/jquery.nicescroll/blob/master/MIT.LICENSE Purpose: Enhances scrollable areas with smooth scrolling, momentum effects, and customizable stylish scrollbars for a more modern and user-friendly interface experience. Font Awesome Free v6.4.2 File: src/settings/assets/css/font-awesome.min.css Source: https://fontawesome.com/ GitHub: https://github.com/FortAwesome/Font-Awesome License: Icons: CC BY 4.0, Fonts: SIL OFL 1.1, Code: MIT – https://fontawesome.com/license/free Purpose: Provides scalable vector icons used in the plugin’s admin settings interface for improved UI clarity and visual consistency. Freemius SDK Source: https://freemius.com/ GitHub: https://github.com/Freemius/wordpress-sdk License: GPLv3 – https://github.com/Freemius/wordpress-sdk/blob/master/LICENSE.txt Purpose: Provides opt-in usage tracking and analytics to help improve the plugin. This plugin connects to the following external services from the admin dashboard: bPlugins API Service URL: https://api.bplugins.com Purpose: The plugin’s admin dashboard fetches product comparison data and pricing information to display relevant upgrade options and feature details. Data Sent: Only the plugin slug is transmitted; no personal or site data is collected. Terms of Service: https://bplugins.com/terms-of-service/ Privacy Policy: https://bplugins.com/privacy-policy/ WordPress.org Plugins API Service URL: https://api.wordpress.org/plugins/info/1.2/ Purpose: The admin dashboard queries the official WordPress.org Plugins API to retrieve and display a curated list of other plugins by the same author (“Our Plugins” section). Data Sent: Plugin slugs and author name; no personal or site data is collected. Terms of Service: https://wordpress.org/about/tos/ Privacy Policy: https://wordpress.org/about/privacy/ bpl-tools Source / GitHub: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools License: GPL-2.0-or-later – https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-2.0.html Purpose: Shared utility library providing admin dashboard components and common Gutenberg editor controls. External Services: The library may connect to bPlugins, WordPress.org, and Freemius services for product data and checkout functionality. See full details: https://github.com/bPlugins/bpl-tools#external-requests–why-they-are-made

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)

Easily improve site security with WordPress Hardening, Two-Factor Authentication (2FA), Login Protection, Vulnerability Detection and SSL certificate. Really simple, Effective and Performant WordPress Security Really Simple Security is the most lightweight and easy-to-use security plugin for WordPress. It secures your WordPress website with SSL certificate generation, including proper 301 https redirection and SSL enforcement, scanning for possible vulnerabilities, Login Protection and implementing essential WordPress hardening features. We believe that security should have the absolute minimum effect on website performance, user experience and maintainability. Therefore, Really Simple Security is: Lightweight: Every security feature is developed with a modular approach and with performance in mind. Disabled features won’t load any redundant code. Easy-to-use: 1-minute configuration with short onboarding setup. Security Features Easy SSL Migration Migrates your website to HTTPS and enforces SSL in just one click. 301 redirect via PHP or .htaccess Secure cookies Let’s Encrypt: Install an SSL Certificate if your hosting provider supports manual installation. Server Health Check: Your server configuration is every bit as important for your website security. WordPress Hardening Tweak your configuration and keep WordPress fortified and safe by tackling potential weaknesses. Prevent code execution in the uploads folder Prevent login feedback and disable user enumeration Disable XML-RPC Disable directory browsing Username restrictions (block ‘admin’ and public names) and much more.. Vulnerability Detection Get notified when plugins, themes or WP core contain vulnerabilities and need appropriate action. Login Protection Allow or enforce Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) for specific user roles. Users receive a two-factor code via Email. Improve Security with Really Simple Security Pro Protect your site with all essential security features by upgrading to Really Simple Security Pro. Advanced SSL enforcement Mixed Content Scan & Fixer. Detect files that are requested over HTTP and fix them to HTTPS, both Front- and Back-end. Enable HTTP Strict Transport Security and configure your site for the HSTS Preload list. Firewall Really Simple Security Pro includes a performant and efficient WordPress firewall, to stop bots, crawlers and bad actors with IP and username blocks. 404 blocking – Blocks crawlers as they trigger unusual numbers of 404 errors. Region blocking – Only allow/block access to your site from specific regions. Automated and customisable Firewall rules. IP blocklist and allowlist. Security Headers Security headers protect your site visitors against the risk of clickjacking, cross-site-forgery attacks, stealing login credentials and malware. Independent of your Server Configuration, works on Apache, LiteSpeed, NGINX, etc. Protect your website visitors with X-XSS Protection, X-Content-Type-Options, X-Frame-Options, a Referrer Policy and CORS headers. Automatically generate your WordPress-tailored Content Security Policy. Vulnerability Measures When a vulnerability is detected in a plugin, theme or WordPress core you will get notified accordingly. With Vulnerability Measures, you can configure simple but effective measures to make sure that a critical vulnerability won’t remain unattended. Force update: An update process will be tried multiple times until it can be assumed development of a theme or plugin is abandoned. You will be notified during these steps. Quarantine: When a plugin or theme can’t be updated to solve a vulnerability, Really Simple Security can quarantine the plugin. Advanced Site Hardening Choose a custom login URL Automated File Permissions check and fixer Rename and randomize your database prefix Change the debug.log file location to a non-public folder Disable application passwords Control admin creation Disable HTTP methods, reducing HTTP requests Login Protection Secure your website’s login process and user accounts with powerful security measures. Two-Step verification (Email login) 2FA (two factor authentication) with TOTP Passwordless login with passkey login Enforce strong passwords and frequent password change Limit Login Attempts With Limit Login Attempts you can configure a threshold to temporarily or permanently block IP addresses or (non-existing) usernames. You can also throw a CAPTCHA after a failed login (hCaptcha or Google reCaptcha) Access Control Restrict access to your site for specific regions. Add specific IP addresses or IP ranges to the Blocklist or Allowlist. Useful Links Documentation Security Definitions Translate Really Simple Security Issues & pull requests Feature requests Love Really Simple Security? If you want to support the continuing development of this plugin, please consider buying Really Simple Security Pro, which includes some excellent security features and premium support. About Really Simple Plugins Our mission is to make complex WordPress requirements really easy. Really Simple Security is developed by Really Simple Plugins. For generating SSL certificates, Really Simple Security uses the le acme2 PHP Let’s Encrypt client library, thanks to ‘fbett’ for providing it. Vulnerability Detection uses WP Vulnerability, an open-source initiative by Javier Casares. Want to join as a collaborator? We’re on GitHub as well!

Frequently asked

Common questions about this comparison

Which has better reviews, Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel or Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)?

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) has the higher average rating (4.9★ from 8,863 reviews) compared to Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel (3.0★ from 7 reviews). Both are tracked daily by AppRanks, so the figures here update each refresh cycle.

Should I choose Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel or Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)?

Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) holds the higher average rating (4.9★ vs 3.0★). That is the one dimension AppRanks can separate them on here — read both apps' detail pages for the feature breakdown and recent listing changes.

Which is faster to set up, Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel or Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)?

Both apps are one-click installs from the WordPress Plugin Directory. AppRanks doesn't measure setup time directly; Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) has more published reviews to read for user-reported install experience (8,863 vs 7).

Which works better for small vs large WordPress Plugin Directory site owners?

AppRanks cannot say which fits a larger or smaller operation — there is no store-size measurement in the WordPress Plugin Directory data. What it can show: Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel has 7 published reviews; Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) has 8,863 published reviews. Compare plan limits and pricing tiers against your own volume.

Can I migrate data between Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel and Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)?

Migration support varies by app and category. Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel and Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL) both publish their export options on their marketplace listing pages (or in their support docs); some apps offer one-click import from competitors, others require CSV. The fastest check: search "import from Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel" in each app's help center. AppRanks does not track migration tooling directly — this is a category-specific capability worth verifying before commitment.

Advanced Scrollbar – Give Your Site a Sleek Branded Scrolling Feel vs Really Simple Security – Simple and Performant Security (formerly Really Simple SSL)